May 12, 2015

What is the use of thought experiments?

Read Ruwen Ogien’s Introduction to HUMAN KINDNESS AND THE SMELL OF WARM CROISSANTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS.

May 12, 2015

New Book Tuesday: The Hillary Doctrine, Henry George, Happiness and Goodness, and More!

Our weekly listing of new books now available.

May 8, 2015

Friday Fiction Corner: Éric Chevillard, the Best Translated Book Awards, and Cauliflower

Congratulations to Éric Chevillard, Jordan Stump, and the team at Dalkey Archive Press! Chevillard’s THE AUTHOR AND ME has been named as a finalist for the 2015 Best Translated Book Award in Fiction!

May 8, 2015

The Conclusion from Boaz Ganor's Global Alert

Read Boaz Ganor’s Conclusion from GLOBAL ALERT: THE RATIONALITY OF MODERN ISLAMIST TERRORISM AND THE CHALLENGE TO THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC WORLD.

May 7, 2015

Defining Terrorism – Is One Man’s Terrorist Another Man’s Freedom Fighter?

Read excerpts from “Defining Terrorism – Is One Man’s Terrorist Another Man’s Freedom Fighter?,” an article by Boaz Ganor, author of GLOBAL ALERT: THE RATIONALITY OF MODERN ISLAMIST TERRORISM AND THE CHALLENGE TO THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC WORLD.

May 6, 2015

An interview with Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Author of Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett

The following is an interview with Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, author of Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett: Question: What initially struck the connection between the theatrical arts and evolutionary theory? What specifically drew you to evolutionary theory as a lens?...

May 6, 2015

The Definition of Terrorism: A Fundamental Counter-Terrorism Measure

Watch Boaz Ganor, author of GLOBAL ALERT: THE RATIONALITY OF MODERN ISLAMIST TERRORISM AND THE CHALLENGE TO THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC WORLD, discuss the necessity for creating and agreeing upon a definition of terrorism.

May 5, 2015

Boaz Ganor's Introduction to Global Alert

Read Boaz Ganor’s Introduction to GLOBAL ALERT: THE RATIONALITY OF MODERN ISLAMIST TERRORISM AND THE CHALLENGE TO THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC WORLD.

May 5, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Food Allergies, Buddhist Teachers, East Asian Security, and More New Books!

Our weekly listing of new titles.

May 1, 2015

University Press Roundup

Our weekly links roundup of the best blog posts from around the world of academic publishing!

May 1, 2015

David Foster Wallace on Hedonism

Read “Wallace on Hedonism,” excerpted from “David Foster Wallace on the Good Life,” Nathan Ballantyne and Justin Tosi’s essay in FREEDOM AND THE SELF: ESSAYS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF DAVID FOSTER WALLACE.

April 30, 2015

Burton Watson Named Winner of 2015 PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation

Congratulations to Burton Watson, winner of the 2015 PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation for his work as a translator of Chinese and Japanese literature!